Acute liver failure


Alcoholism

An addictive behavior defined as drinking excessive amounts of alcohol over a long period of time, having difficulty reducing the amount of alcohol consumed, strongly desiring alcohol and experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not drinking alcohol.


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PMID (PMCID)
29308003
(5743514)
 MALE Middle Aged
Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient after liver transplantation: A case report.
Xie B, Si ZZ, Tang WT, Qi HZ, Li T.
World J Gastroenterol. 2017;23(47):8432-8436.
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder resulting from vitamin B1 deficiency, which is common in chronic alcoholism and is rare in acute liver failure.
15379082
 MALE Adult
Disulfiram-induced fulminant hepatic failure in an active duty soldier.
Mendenhall M.
Mil Med. 2004;169(8):671-2.
Fulminant hepatic failure is a rare complication of disulfiram treatment for alcoholism.